Chapter 463 The Legend of the Sunslayer (3k)
The three arrived at the exit of the town. As soon as they did, they felt a presence lock onto them.
Following the direction of the aura, Su Jiu’s gaze passed over the adventurers and landed on an old man wearing a black top hat. The man had a pure white face, a monocle with a chain hanging from his ear on his right eye, and a gentle smile on his lips.
His gaze shifted downwards. The man was wearing a black tailcoat and holding a slender solid wood cane, giving an illusion of nobility.
“Mr. Herbert Calder, it’s a pleasure to cooperate with you. I will take you to your destination this time, and you must all fulfill your promise to watch over and help each other along the way.”
The old man took two steps forward, coming to Su Jiu and the others’ side, he took off his hat and bowed slightly, greeting them in fluent Dragon Country language.
“May our cooperation be fruitful.”
Slightly stunned, Su Jiu also smiled, imitating the etiquette from TV shows, she held the corner of her long skirt and bowed slightly in return.
After receiving Su Jiu’s reply, Mr. Herbert nodded, pondered for a moment, then made a gesture of invitation and said with a smile, “If the three of you have already had your meal, then we should head out soon. After all, there are only two places that meet your requirements, and it will take two to three days of rapid travel to reach them.”
With that, he walked towards the woods outside, leaning on his cane, his steps elegant and natural.
“Two places?”
Su Jiu looked at the tall figure’s back. She had a feeling that this person was not as simple as an investigator. This demeanor was somewhat like a noble from Bear Country. Why would a noble go out for investigations?
Never mind, it has nothing to do with me…
What’s important is that I need to help the little fool truly reverse life and death and overcome this tribulation.
Then she glanced at the snow-man-like little flower fairy beside her. Su Jiu smiled again, took her hand, and said softly, “Let’s go.”
Bai Zhi didn’t resist. She just lowered her head, her signal reduced to just one bar, and she kept searching on “Baidu App” on how a Warrior Class should climb the Akans Mountain Range. The interface immediately turned to—
“We are always here for you. You are not alone. Please don’t give up on life…”
This instantly made the little flower fairy’s face fall. Wasn’t this clearly telling her that climbing the mountain was extremely difficult and that she shouldn’t go as a weakling?
This action made Su Jiu unable to help but chuckle. She gently tapped the other’s forehead and whispered comfortingly, “When the time comes, with Aisha’s frost control, you’ll be fine. Don’t have any psychological burden. If you don’t succeed the first time, we can try the second time. The definition of failure in this technique isn’t falling, but losing the courage and determination to climb.”
“Really?” Bai Zhi put her phone back into her pocket, turned her head, her eyes like white stars looking at Su Jiu. She tugged at the corner of Su Jiu’s clothes, with a hint of anticipation.
“Not really, I just said that casually, but there’s a certain probability that it’s true.”
Rolling her eyes, Su Jiu gently brushed away the little flower fairy’s hand, and said as she walked, she wasn’t really sure about the truthfulness of her words, as she had only read them in a book.
Moreover, what she had seen was not what the male protagonist Bai Ming said, but a third-person description. It could be roughly translated as:
“……Bai Ming felt like he couldn’t hold on any longer. The wind and snow continuously battered his eyes, and his body’s functions were almost at their limit. However, a mysterious voice in his heart seemed to tell him—don’t give up, even if you fall, don’t give up. Once you feel fear, there will be no possibility of success……”
“Although, you flirt, you always talk nonsense, but this time I agree with your statement. This kind of challenge against death is not just for the body, but also for the spirit.”
Listening to Su Jiu’s advice, Bai Zhi nodded thoughtfully. This was not a trivial matter, and she preferred to listen to Su Jiu. Although the cultivation technique was gone, defining failure by mental failure was indeed subtle.
Looking at the backs of the three, Aisha raised her head and looked into the distance at the snowy mountains, gazing at the vast white mountains. Then her eyes slightly sank, and she muttered to herself, “This time, will I really fail in here?”
She had a bad premonition. She could sense that it was information coming from the snow… Shaking her head, she then followed.
Passing through the white snowfield again, Su Jiu and the other three advanced in a “1-2-1” formation. The sound of the wind and snow seemed to howl like wolves, piercing through the forest and reaching their ears, stirring up a chill.
Time passed little by little. The old man named Herbert began to slow down, coming to a spot not far from Su Jiu and the other woman, and started a casual conversation:
“Since you two young ladies are looking for a special mountain to climb, have you heard of the legend of the Sunslayer?”
Suddenly asked about a field they knew nothing about, Su Jiu and the other woman exchanged glances, both showing their confusion. Then Su Jiu shook her head and asked softly, “I don’t recall anything. Please tell us.”
“No impression? You came all this way to climb the Akans Mountain Range, and you haven’t heard of this legend?”
Hearing this answer, Herbert was obviously stunned. After confirming that they genuinely looked confused, he smiled, took out a dark metal pipe from somewhere, clicked it to light it, took a couple of elegant puffs, and then said softly, “Although I came to negotiate with the high-ranking officials of the Snow Demon Clan, I do know some legends about this mountain range, especially about…”
He paused, his gaze sweeping over Su Jiu and the other two, and finally settled on Bai Zhi. Then he exhaled smoke and smiled, saying, “The legend of the Sunslayer, who defied the common folk.”
Without waiting for Su Jiu and the others to speak, he continued to walk with slightly heavy steps, smoking and muttering to himself, “Hundreds of years ago, during the harsh winter, the situation in Bear Country was even worse than it is now. At that time, ‘The Others’ tore open space and invaded Bear Country. The collapse of space caused the entire country to be completely covered in heavy snow. The nation was filled with misery, and countless civilians froze to death…”
“The King at the time tried countless methods, but unfortunately, all failed. Until one day, a woman in black appeared. She asked the King at the time if he wanted his country to have peace. The King said, yes.”
He took another puff of his pipe, looked towards the distant mountain range, as if covered by white mist like a skirt, and slowly said, “Then, she took out a map of Bear Country and pointed to the Akans Mountain Range, saying—alright, choose ten people under twenty years old who cultivate my technique, and when they break through to Battle King, they must climb the mountain bare-handed or undertake other challenges that surpass themselves. If they succeed, the disaster in the country will be resolved.”
“The King quickly recruited the top students from the best academies in Bear Country at the time, and continuously nourished them with the best resources. Soon, the ten people cultivated the technique to great mastery, and their strength was close to that of a Battle King…”
“But an accident happened. Just when everyone thought this challenge would be easily achieved, the cultivation of the ten people reversed, and they became Initial Stage Battle Generals.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s heart was stirred like a stormy sea. She took a deep breath, suppressed the shock, and asked in a low voice,
“Did they succeed then?”
Her eyes glinted with thought. If what Mr. Herbert said was true, then Bai Ming’s challenge on the mountain was likely not a coincidence. What was the relationship between the woman in black and the organization [Night] that gave Bai Zhi her cultivation technique?
And what was the Sunslayer?
Beside Su Jiu, the little flower fairy also fell into thought for the first time. If the timing matched, the period when she received the cultivation technique was the main period when many monsters and humans cooperated to defend against the enemy. And the person who gave her the cultivation technique…
Was also in black.
Looking at the stunned Su Jiu and the other woman, Mr. Herbert smiled, thinking it was normal for them to be surprised. Then he shook his head at Su Jiu and slowly said, “They all failed. Battle Generals couldn’t climb that high with their bare hands. Later, the King didn’t believe it and continued to train them, but they failed again. Finally, he distributed the cultivation technique to the public…
“Even after the Otherworldly War ended, no one truly succeeded. The cultivation technique was later sealed by the King, who felt that his father had been fooled like a clown. Soon, this history was also buried, and it was listed as Bear Country’s disgrace.”
“Those university students who sacrificed for the survival of their country were later called Sunslayers by the common people—chasing the sun, dispelling the cold of the winter night.”
“Chasing the sun, dispelling the cold of the winter night…”
As Su Jiu repeated the words, a glimmer of thought flickered in her eyes. She suspected that the woman in black was a member of the [Night] organization. Then what role did she play?
Then her eyes narrowed slightly.
Moreover, she didn’t believe that no one in Bear Country would ever complete the challenge. There would always be people with strong willpower who would try, especially when it was related to the survival of the country. They definitely wouldn’t fail…
“Sunslayer… Night watch? Is this a coincidence or…”
Seeing that the two were captivated by the story, Old Herbert asked with a knowing smile, “So, which mountain peak are you planning to go to?”
Hearing Old Herbert’s words, Su Jiu was slightly startled and quickly asked, “I heard you mention before that there were two mountain peaks that met the height requirements and were relatively safe. Which of the two mountain peaks has a lower difficulty coefficient? We’ll choose that one.”
“The relatively easier one is Mount Moss, which is closer to us. It meets your requirements, and even a Battle General can climb to the summit bare-handed. However, many monsters live there, making it easy to be attacked.”
Upon hearing this, Old Herbert smiled and then answered slowly.
“What about the other one?”
Hearing about the ease of monster attacks, Su Jiu quickly waved her hand and continued to ask. She remembered that Bai Ming just randomly found a place to climb, and apart from flirting with the Snow Demon Princess, there were no monster attacks.
This was cheating. It was different from them, like civilian players, who had to consider carefully.
He took a deep look at Su Jiu and Bai Zhi, Old Herbert took a deep drag of his cigarette, and the smoke slowly drifted out of his nose. Then he introduced:
“As for the other one, it’s called Mount Alyus, because it has been climbed by many Sunslayers…”
“It’s also called…”
“Night Peak.”
